Chapter 1601 Nowhere to Escape

"Cursed..."

"Why..."

Although Ye Qiu stared at him for a moment, he didn't slow down his running pace. The large saber on his back was drawn out with a metallic clank, and then he charged into the rock wall alongside Qiuya.

"Ah... Ye Qiu!"

Before he could inform him that it was useless, Ye Qiu swung his large saber with all his might against the stone, following the sound as he moved! His crash made him fall to the ground, but he didn't damage the brown surface of the rock.

"How can it be useless..."

Qiuya spread her wings for an emergency stop. She halted beside Ye Qiu and said again, "The shadow elf youth stood up with a sorrowful expression on his face."

"Why didn't you say it sooner?"

"That was your own impulsiveness. It's a magic barrier, so it can't be destroyed by physical attacks. If it were bombarded by magic, there might be a chance to destroy it..."

"But it seems we don't have that kind of time..."

Both men glanced back simultaneously, seeing that the group of blood-soaked armor had already reached the bridge.

"Can't you fly around it?" How about jumping into the lake?"

Listening to Ye Qiu, Qiuya shook her head.

"Impossible. I didn't say this earlier. There seems to be a super high-level Water Dragon Monster residing in there. Fighting underwater without the help of a Water Elf is practically suicide.

"Then we'll have to fight!"

Faced with Ye Qiu striking a combat stance with his saber, Qiuya could only nod and tightly close her lips.

"That's the only way... but it might be a bit disastrous... If the Fire Elf can use such high-level Earth Magic, it indicates there must be a high-level magician in the team..."

Since the bridge isn't big enough, the worst-case scenario of being surrounded and wiped out by most of the enemy can be avoided, but apart from the overwhelming disadvantage of the warfare gap of twelve to two, they are still unable to fly through this maze, unable to bring the fight into Qiuya's aerial combat realm.

The battle depends entirely on the enemy's combat power.

--But the situation doesn't seem optimistic.

Standing next to Ye Qiu, Qiuya's heart was so noisy; she drew a longsword as the sounds of clanking metal approached. Visibly, three Fire Elves lined up, clad in even thicker armor than those they fought the day before, wielding hammer-spears and other weapons in their left hands. They held massive metal shields in their right hands.

Seeing their equipment, Qiuya was astonished that these elves' fantasies were just like the real world. There shouldn't be so many left-handed players.

But before she could voice her inner thoughts, Ye Qiu glanced at Qiuya and said:

"It's not that I don't believe in your abilities... but could I ask you to play a support role here?"

"Why?"

"I hope you can help me with healing tasks later, allowing me to fight with all my might..."

Qiuya glanced once more at the double-edged sword in Tong's hand. Using that sword on this narrow bridge was challenging, and it was crucial not to harm allies. Although healing wasn't in line with his nature, Qiuya still nodded, lightly kicking the ground, then retreated to the rock blocking the bridge's path. In truth, they had no time to discuss this.

Ye Qiu turned around and crouched down, pulling the sword back as much as possible. The three Fire Elves approached with a tidal wave of pressure, and at this moment, Ye Qiu was no longer seen as a giant. His body seemed to be roaring, eyes seeing the energy gathering within him, as the distance between them reached the attack range--

"Hey!"

With a flash of lightning, Ye Qiu stepped forward with his left foot. The massive sword enveloped in blue attack effects swept towards the dark red heavy fighters. The sound of the sword slicing through the air made the bridge tremble with the impact, undeniably the strongest feeling of any helicopter Qiuya had ever seen. But...

"Hey...?"

Qiuya could only stare in silence for a moment, as the three Fire Elves didn't swing their weapons at all but instead pressed their right-hand shields tightly together beneath.

"Khan!" After the loud noise, Ye Qiu's sword appeared alongside the tower shield, causing the air to tremble violently, creating waves on the lake, but the heavy fighters only took a slight step back, still able to withstand Ye Qiu's attack.

Qiuya quickly confirmed the Fire Elves' blood values; all three had decreased by more than ten percent, but in the next instant, chanting sounds arose behind the heavy warriors, enveloping the three vanguard warriors' bodies in blue light. With the echo spell, their blood values rapidly restored, completely recovering immediately. The next step--

From behind a massive shield resembling a metal fortress, orange fireballs continuously ignited, arching across the cavern ceiling and then descending directly. Finally, explosions occurred where Ye Qiu stood.

Several large explosions dyed the lake red, and the silhouette of the Little Black Swordsman was swallowed by a sea of fire.

"Ye Qiu!"

Qiuya involuntarily also cried out in sorrow, Ye Qiu's blood value rapidly decreasing, instantly entering the yellow danger zone. In a completely technical fairy fantasy game, the blood value didn't actually increase by much.

Attacked by multiple precise magic assaults and surprisingly not dead on the spot, it was indeed a miracle. Observing this, Qiuya trembled, simultaneously understanding the enemy's intentions.

The enemy group clearly knew of Ye Qiu and his astonishing physical attack power, which led to their chosen countermeasures.

The three heavily armored vanguards didn't join the attack, only blindly defending with their heavy shields. Even with Ye Qiu's overwhelming sword power, so long as not directly hit in the body, there were no fatal injuries. The remaining nine were magicians, some healing the vanguards, some healing the vanguards.

Using curved trajectory fire magic attacks. This attack format was tailored to combat the Demon King skilled in physical attacks.

But why? Why was such a large force mobilized to kill Ye Qiu and Qiuya?

However, there was no time for deeper contemplation. Qiuya immediately began chanting Echo magic, casting the highest level of Echo magic on Ye Qiu emerging from the receding flames, causing Ye Qiu's blood value to start replenishing, but clearly, it would only allow him to hold on for a little longer.

Ye Qiu seemed to realize the enemy's battle style, knowing prolonged battles weren't to his advantage, so he reoriented his sword, attacking the line of heavyweight warriors with all his might.

"Oh, oh!"

The gleaming black blade collided fiercely with the shield, sparking dazzling sparks.

But this battle had been simplified to a numbers game.

The damage inflicted by Ye Qiu's swordsmanship was immediately compensated for by several energy replenishing magicians, while the remaining magicians chanted attack spells, unleashing flames that engulfed Ye Qiu in an explosive vortex.